Golden Veil by BelovedStranger

Chapter 42

Word Count: 100

Prompt from Stella Mira's Soundtrack Challenge #5: Catastrophe

She didn’t like taking money from him, but Kagome didn’t offer up a word of complaint, not even when it became obvious that Sesshomaru would not be going into the village with her. She was nervous to go by herself, but throwing back her shoulders, she determinedly walked the streets.

At first she didn’t notice the looks others shot her way, or hear their whispers. But when she tried to go into a merchant’s store, the woman spat at her. “We don’t sell to whores.”

Shaken by her hostility, Kagome exited the shop only to be accosted by three men.